Instead of the usual Eid al-Fitr festivities, Muslim leaders in India are urging faithful to donate to charities and to call loved ones with wishes. 'If we want to love them, we have to maintain distance,' one said.
People wait to enter a bakery to shop for treats on Wednesday, ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar, India.Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
"We cannot allow any congregations in courtyards and parks, as it will expose people to an increased risk of contracting the virus," Syed Shaban Bukhari, deputy Shahi Imam or prayer leader of New Delhi's famous Jama MasjidHe and other Muslim leaders are urging faithful to forgo the usual Eid festivities, social visits and shopping and donate to charities instead. They suggest conveying wishes to friends and relatives via phone. Mosques are closed.
Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief imam of the All India Imam Organization."If we want to love them, we have to maintain distance. ... Eid is related to life and happiness and we have to give the same."by some of the country's Hindus, who blame Muslim missionaries for a coronavirus outbreak in the capital New Delhi in early March.eased lockdown restrictions Friday
Srinagar's old quarter was disrupted earlier this week by a gun battle — the city's first in two years — in which a separatist rebel commander and his aide were killed by Indian paramilitary soldiers, triggering anti-government protests across the city.digital postcards
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